19th Century Glass Plate Portrait of Moko Hand Incised Subject

19th century Elizabeth Pulman (1836-1900) full glass plate…
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19th century Elizabeth Pulman (1836-1900) full glass plate negative portrait of 'Ratima Whakaete', the moko hand incised, entitled, numbered 42, signed and with 'New Zealand government tourist department protected' stamp with 'No.3525 7.1.03'. 30 x 25.3 cm. Provenance for this lot and the following 10 lots: the plates were given to our vendor's brother, who was a photographer, by a friend of his grandfathers, Charlie Troughton-Clark. Mr Troughton-Clark was a photographer in the early part of last century for the New Zealand tourist board

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  • Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.

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